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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize the 40 University of Texas students who are providing |
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invaluable support to the 89th Texas Legislature as members of |
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the inaugural cohort of the Texas Legislative Fellowship |
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Program; and |
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WHEREAS, Established by The University of Texas System |
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Board of Regents in 2024, the Texas Legislative Fellowship |
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Program was created to foster civic engagement and public service |
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by providing students from across The University of Texas System |
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with an understanding of the legislative process through |
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full-time internships during the legislative session; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2025, the fellowship program welcomed its |
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first cohort of students; the fellows have contributed |
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meaningfully to the work of the Texas Legislature and state |
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government, gaining firsthand experience in policymaking, |
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legislative research, constituent services, and the day-to-day |
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operations of state offices; and |
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WHEREAS, The students of the inaugural cohort who are |
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serving the 89th Legislature include Bianca Vanessa Perez in the |
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office of Senator César J. Blanco; Matthew Allen Moses in the |
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office of Senator Bob Hall; Rujul Kulkarni and Tommy Wan in the |
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office of Senator Nathan Johnson; Ethan Hernandez in the office |
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of Senator José Menéndez; Miguel Koch in the office of Senator |
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Robert Nichols; Isais Almonte in the office of Senator Charles |
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Schwertner; Jeremiah Joseph, Madison Lindsey, and Hasti Patel in |
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the office of Senator Royce West; and Stephany Rae Bauer and |
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Julia Heck in the office of Dean Senator Judith Zaffirini; and |
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WHEREAS, Additional members of the cohort who are serving |
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the Texas House of Representatives are Maia Oralia Rodriguez in |
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the office of Representative Trent Ashby; Jordyn Dillard and |
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Leslie Puentes in the office of Representative Salman Bhojani; |
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Michelle Elele in the office of Representative Rhetta Andrews |
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Bowers; Param Naik in the office of Representative Angie Chen |
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Button; Madison Alvarez in the office of Representative Trey |
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Martinez Fischer; Dua Sattar Manganhar in the office of |
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Representative Erin Elizabeth Gámez; Aswa Kamal in the office of |
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Representative Josey Garcia; Maddy Terry in the office of |
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Representative Ryan Guillen; Trent Bush in the office of |
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Representative Todd Hunter; Matthew Wilson Stafford in the |
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office of Representative John Lujan; Emily Betancourt in the |
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office of Representative Eddie Morales Jr.; Heer Shah in the |
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office of Representative Mihaela Plesa; Tariq Wrensford in the |
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office of Representative Ron Reynolds; Sydney Marie Shifflett in |
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the office of Representative Joanne Shofner; Nathan Sullivan in |
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the office of Representative Chris Turner; Shawn Maki and Yaseen |
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Tasnif in the office of Representative Erin Zwiener; Jonah C. |
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Espinoza in the office of the House of Representatives |
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Parliamentarian; and Ricky Ramos in the office of the House of |
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Representatives Sergeant-at-Arms; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition, serving the 89th Legislature are |
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Dylan Lee Miles with the Senate Committee on Education K-16; |
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Brett Khanh Jacobsen and Kayla Trujillo with the Senate Committee |
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on Health and Human Services; Emiliano Valenzuela and Fiona Greer |
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Valorz with the Higher Education Coordinating Board; Marissa |
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Nicole Equiniones and Sophia Lopez in the office of Lieutenant |
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Governor Dan Patrick; and Dane Adams in the office of Governor |
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Greg Abbott; and |
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WHEREAS, These outstanding fellows represent all nine |
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academic institutions within The University of Texas System as |
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well as UTHealth Houston, and they have demonstrated exceptional |
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dedication, professionalism, and a commitment to public service |
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throughout the 89th Legislative Session; and |
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WHEREAS, The success of this inaugural class reflects the |
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vision and leadership of The University of Texas System Board of |
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Regents and the program's supporters, and it sets a strong |
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foundation for future cohorts of aspiring public servants; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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Legislature, hereby recognize the members of the inaugural |
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cohort of The University of Texas System Texas Legislative |
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Fellowship Program and commend them on their exemplary service |
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and contributions to the State of Texas; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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them as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |